MN Christian Prayer Request Thread: Spring is Sprung (ish) Prayers for new life and Phoenices to Rise Out of Ashes ;-)

[CaptainDippy]

I hope LibraPoppyGirl doesn't mind, but seeing as she sort of "did" a summary for me; I thought I would use her words to start a new thread as the last one was getting pretty long!

It was interesting to find out what the Plural of Phoenix was at the same time - Apparently that's derives from the original Latin - same as Matrix and Matrices. So there you go!! You learn something new everyday.

Prayers for LibraPoppyGirl as well - as she seeks refuge in the ... erm ... refuge and looks to a safe future with her precious family. Protect her, Lord and show her the way she should walk .....

Japan Heavenly Father, watch over your people who are affected by the terrible natural disasters, that have happened in Japan. Lord give them love and strength, to deal with such horrific times. We pray to your Lord, to look after those who have survived and give of your great self, to those who have lost loved ones. In the name of your Son Jesus Christ, Amen x

Ken Prayers that you find the right motivation to write the words you need to, prayers for wisdom and knowledge at this time for your.

Caz Prayers for strength for you for help in dealing with these emotions you are going through. Prayers of thanks for your much wanted and loved unborn baby and prayers for Belle and her beauty, for blessing you with her life, which has led to your soon to be born. Love and strength asked for you Caz.

bes Prayers for you bes as you empathise with Caz, bringing your own memories to the fore.

Also praying that you do not lose the computer and that you are able to keep the one you have. smile. Lord we pray for our sister, give her the love from you, that safety from you to give her the strength to deal with these difficult times. In Jesus name, Amen xx

Mufti Also praying for you and your shared memories with Caz and bes x

amber prayers for you too and your shared memories of your shared experiences. Love and praise to God for the love he has shown in carrying you all, through your grief x

Caroline Prayers for your Mum's health and that she can see the way through the problems she is experiencing at work. Prayers for the safety of her job. Prayers aplenty to for you and your DD's.

DutchOma Praying for you Dutch and giving thanks for your kind words to me. Thank you smile. Praise to God indeed for his guidance through Bob's hospital appointments. We pray Lord that you will give wisdom to the doctors treating Bob, guide them to the places where they will find the right answers Lord. Give them the capacity to learn something new, that could help your son Bob. We pray for the blood results to be helpful. In your sons name Lord, Amen xx

mhd Giving thanks and praise to our God for your continued support and love. Prayers for you and your family, may you always know God's love and the path he has chosen for you. Please keep praying for me, DS and bump smile xx

CaptainDippy As always thanks and praise for the love and prayers you have said for us and for your support for me. Prayers for you, for your health and for your family. How is DD1? Heavenly Father, take of this family of yours Lord. They are precious indeed. Amen xx (DD1 is taking anti-biotics and is doing better, hoping this is the beginning of the end - light at the end of the tunnel ) Prayers for CD's foster mum who is coping with a DX of Atrial Fibrillation and the implications this has for the rest of her life. Prayers too for CD's friend's sister who is in hospital after a horrific car crash. The future is not looking too hopeful so recent brain stem tests have revealed only the top half of her brain is working - meaning that she may end of not having any control over her body whatsoever; but still being being to think and understand everyone going on around her Prayers for her family and friends at this terrible time, esp her DH and 2 gorgeous DD's (5 and 7)

LOTM Hope you are still around, I may be wrong but haven't see you for a few days. Prayers for you LOTM, have you found the guidance you were praying for? Prayers for you and your desire to be of service of others, as the Lord intended. Amen x

TACP Praise for your prayers for me and mine and for your love and support. God Bless you TACP x
What's occurring with you? Prayers for you x

mangomay How are you? How is Church going? Prayers to our God for his guidance, to help you find the spiritual home that is waiting for you at this time. How is your friend's DH and DDs?

Lord we ask that you give mangomay and DH the wisdom and knowledge to find their way onto the path you have made for them. Lord help them to find in their hearts the right place for them. Amen x

Monty27 Prayers for you, as you accompany your friend down this hardest of paths. Lord please take of care of this dear child of yours. Heal her from her pneumonia and make her well enough to be able to have the treatment she needs, for her breast cancer. Lord we ask you to take special care of this woman, and give her the knowledge of your love and the true knowledge of your Son and his sacrifice made for us, so that we may come through the Son, to Our Father. Take good care of our sister Father. Amen x

MaryBS Thanks and praise, as always, for your support and helpful and kind words. Thank you.

How are you? Prayers for your family. Lord take good care of them, always showing your love Lord. Amen x

PA Praying that you and things in your life are better x.

jaffacakes How are you? Prayers and love for you x.

tunnocksteacake Praying that you have a safe and successful pregnancy x.

Thank you LPG and GET PRAYING ALL

Hi everyone, can I join you, you all seem lovely here. I'm sorry I haven't read through the whole thread yet but have read some pages and lots of prayers here for everyone x

hello lalabaloo

Pa do take he back if she continues not to make sense...

adding my prayers.

It is just dawning on me that i am stuck with church til i have put ds's application into school for a place... and I ought to go regularly, to get that place....No-one has rung to see how we ae when we haven't been for 4 months now. no-one seems to give 2 hoots whether i am coping or not. i wish i had pulled out of the church weekend. i just don't want to go to a place that doesn't seem to care and doesn't seem to bother that I was really upset about someone complaining about the children making noise on mothering sunday. Hardly been back since.

blackeyedsusan sorry are you having a difficult time at church? How come you haven't been feeling like you can go v often? Sorry I'm such a newbie, you have probably explained this all already, you don't have to go through it all again if you don't want to. What is the church weekend, is it like a family day? x

Welcome lalabaloo. You'll soon catch up.
BES that is really difficult about your church situation. It still makes me about people complaining about children making a noise on Mothering Sunday as it will do with most people on here. Especially as your church is the sort of church that has a weekend out (although that brings its own problems). Is there anybody you are still in contact with who you could talk to? Ask her over for a coffee and explain the difficulties. Sometimes people are reluctant to get involved on a "least said, soonest mended" basis, not very helpful, but such is (church) life. And I know you have probably paid for the church weekend, but it is money gone and there is no point in doing something you are not going to like just because you have paid for it.
Any news PA?

Yes, how is DD, PA???? Hope you all had a restful night...

BES, you might have to "bite the bullet" as it were, and make the first move. So many times i've had to tell myself that its God why I am going to church, not the people there. Additionally I have to fight the social phobia I feel, particularly at stressful times. Personally I would go on the church weekend, especially as I paid for it. You never know, people might surprise you, and you'll find out you've been missed, even though no-one has called you... its worth a go, to persevere. I've had a few battles at church myself over behaviour of my children, and now I don't think people DARE saying anything :o. Not only that, its amazing how much more accepting people have become!

Hello everyone, a little birdie told me you need prayers!

PA - Prayers for your daughter, hope everything is ok

Amber - Prayers for you, hope you get better soooooon

xxxxxx
BOING!

Hey Soooz :) Good to see you.

PA praying, agree they shouldn't have let her out really.

Just a quick one to say off on hols...see you next week. Be good

A very restful night thank you all. I have only just got up.

DD2 is still sleeping. I will update when she appears this morning. We went and collected the car yesterday with a pick-up trailer thing. Car not too bad, not as bad as I thought, but being at the scene made me realise how much God must have protected her and the "freaky" bit of the accident was that she is ok. (when I spoke with the ambulance man who was there, while I was at home, he said it looked like a freak accident) DD was a very underconfident driver and had just started driving herself to work, but she always drove the quiet way and planned her route to avoid anything she didnt like, (hillstarts at a junction, turning right across a busy road etc.) I've told her boyfriend that as soon possible we need to get her to drive again, or I fear she wont ever get in a car again.

BES On the subject of the school, and staying at your church to get in, if there is another church nearby which you might feel more comfortable with, could you go to the minister and explain your circumstances and ask if he is prepared to support your application? On the form you would just have to say that you have changed church.
As for the weekend away, if it is going to be really stressful, then dont put yourself through it. BUT, maybe people will rally and help you out. Maybe they are wary of approaching you. I only say that because I have come to realise that when I really needed help from people I was getting really upset that I was being avoided and I realise now that it was because I was fairly prickly. I now make the effort to talk to people who appear just like I was. I am not saying that you are being prickly at all, please dont think that, but just maybe that is what people are seeing.
WOuld it be a possibility for you to go to the weekend away, but be prepared to do a bunk make an exit after a set amount of time if things are too bad. At least you wont have to think of the whole weekend then, just take it a bit at a time with a "get out" if necessary. You may be surprised and have the most wonderful time and come back with tonnes of support in place.

PA - how is DD? If she's still not speaking coherently I'd take her back to A&E to get checked over again.

BES - It sounds daft, but it took me years to realise that I'm an adult and if I don't want to do something no one is going to force me to do it (unless I'm being paid to do it at work). For years I think I'd occasionally done some things just because they were expected of me. On the other hand, the weekend may be a good chance for you to have a good chat with people and for them to see where you are coming from. I sympathise with your problems with DCs in church. When my DS1 was particularly lively in church a few months ago (for only 15 minutes at the start of the service before the Sunday School went out) I could see people glaring at me and thought I could hear someone tutting. I was quite upset. I have taken both DSs since but now take more food for DS2 and try to just rise above it. I also avoid family services when both DSs would be in church for the whole service.

PA - sorry, I started typing that post, got sidetracked, and didn't realise you'd posted again in the meantime.

I've just re-read my post and seen how odd it is that as a family, we avoid the family services at church because they are too stressful!

That struck me as really sad Jaffa. Our church used to be the same and with 5DC I hated the family services, but we now have a new type of family service and it seems the more noise, the better. I have noticed that some "older" folk dont come, but I suppose they will be the ones asking for quiet rooms in heaven. We have lots of childrens instruments, flag flying, games, colouring etc and I can honesty say that I now love our family services (only once every other month at the moment). It is possible to make them good and to actually learn and be challenged during madness and chaos sometimes.

DS hates the family services as well, as he has to be in church the whole time.

ive not gone to church for 4 months because I split with h mid January (dramatically) At first I was just not in a routine and the children have been ill with one thing after another, or I have been visiting and not got back in time and just plain exhausted because ds decided he wouldn't sleep without someone in the room (me). I have been feeling a bit off going to church before I split because of the mother's day thing and because it is such hard work keeping ds in hand that there seems to be more effort than gain. even when h was around he was not a lot of use as he would be too easily distracted and the hv had recommended that h not be alone with the children because of not being able to see danger.

I do want to go to the weekend. the children will get to see Daddy and maybe I will actually get to talk to another grown up for 5 minutes or so. and I want to take ds swimming for the first time in a controlled environment.

hedgehog Moi? no, bloomin porcupine! but church has not seen me so wouldn't know any way.

i emailed church last night in floods of tears about their lack of support... perhaps they may now be able to work out that I am not doing oso well. Not had a reply yet though. (eek)

Pa I hope that dd is feeling a little brighter this morning.

Tacp I have been praying whilst you are away. Hope the pils are behaving

I hope you get a reply from the email soon. Perhaps people are sooooo busy getting support in place right now!! Prayers that people will be falling over themselves to give you love and support.

PA, throwing up after that is a potentially very bad sign. Get a doc to check her out again...fast
Prayers
Ann

Please do PA. At least ring the hospital on her behalf. Even I know that throwing up after a head injury is a bad sign. Never mind what she says, just get back in touch with the hospital.

pleeeeaaasse Pa get her checked out by a dr...the hospital "head bang" letter says that. DO IT

OK stern look worked phoned NHS direct need to take her back ton A & E. On way now.

More prayers forthcoming. God be with you.

Phew...prayers aplenty...

phew.. we are also off to the dr's but nothing serious.. (i hope) praying...

Praying PA...

Home again, home again jiggerty jig.........

She has concussion. Ct scanned her head. Very drowsy and being sick every half hour ish. Home with a piece of paper saying - if she gets drowsy take her to A&E, if she is sick, take her to A & E......der! Thats what I did.
Oh well, I will just keep an eye on her again......

Thanks for the prayers. I am feeling very sorry for DS, who loves holidays because he is a real "home" boy and just wants to do nice things with me/DH/sisters at home, or walks together etc and for 2 days he has been left to fend for himself and look after his little sister, which he is not too impressed with. But he has beeen very good and not moaned, I just know how much it means to him.